P562: CAPILLARY BLOOD SAMPLING ALLOWS FEASIBLE METHOD FOR VENETOCLAX CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT IN AN ACADEMIC MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL CONTEXT
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SUBMITTER: Kytola S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10429111 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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